Pepsico

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Pepsico in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Employer Pepsico Report ID 2023087108
Address 6100 NE Loop 410 City, State ZIP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78218
Event Date August 5, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 312111 Inspection # 1689313
GPS Coordinates 29.46000, -98.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor when the machine was reactivated. The conveyor chains amputated the employee's index and middle fingers.

Incident Summary

On August 5, 2023, a worker at Pepsico in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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